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Hayward General Plan

What Hayward, Alameda County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Hayward's long-range blueprint for land use, housing, and growth.

4,283 Units permitted since 2018

75 Permitted in 2025

2,732 Units entitled since 2018

8 Years tracked

Hayward · housing units permitted by year

1076

20182019202020212022202320242025

Source: California HCD Housing Element APR

Housing & development by year

Housing applications progress in Hayward, by reporting year. Source: HCD APR.
Year	Units permitted	Units entitled	Projects
2025	75	27	190
2024	302	96	368
2023	502	66	400
2022	897	304	420
2021	833	529	535
2020	453	205	703
2019	1,076	571	629
2018	145	934	359

The plan document

Read Hayward's official General Plan: Hayward General Plan → · 2014-07-01 · 2024-01-30

Elements

Hayward 2040 General Plan — Land Use & Community Character Element → Land Use 2014-07-01
Hayward 2040 General Plan — 6th Cycle Housing Element 2023-2031 (Housing Plan) → Housing 2023-02-07
Hayward 2040 General Plan — Natural Resources Element → Conservation 2014-07-01
Hayward 2040 General Plan — Natural Resources Element (Open Space) → Open Space 2014-07-01
Hayward 2040 General Plan — Final Safety Element Update (January 2024, Noise Hazards) → Noise 2024-01-30
Hayward 2040 General Plan — Final Safety Element Update (January 2024, formerly Hazards Element) → Safety 2024-01-30
Hayward 2040 General Plan — Environmental Justice Element (January 2024) → Environmental Justice 2024-01-30

Element summaries are generated from the official document text and held unless every fact is grounded in the source. Links open the jurisdiction's own published documents.

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